Pipe Fitter (Commercial HVAC)

Education and/or Skill Requirements:

• Equipment selection
• Quality control analysis
• Equipment maintenance
• Repairing
• Installation
• Minimum 2 years of COPPER pipe fitting welding
• High school diploma or technical school

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms. Knowledge of welding techniques and engineering requirements. Includes welders who analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations where procedural information is unavailable.

• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Lays out, positions, and secures parts and assemblies according to specifications using straightedge, combination square, calipers and ruler.
• Tack-welds or welds components and assemblies using electric, gas, arc, or other welding equipment.
• Cuts workpiece, using power saws, hand shears, or chipping knife.
• Melts lead bar, wire, or scrap to add lead to joint or to extrude melted scrap into reusable form.
• Installs or repairs equipment such as lead pipes, valves, floors, and tank linings
• Observes tests on welded surfaces to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications
• Inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances using micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments
• Removes rough spots from workpiece using portable grinder, hand file, or scraper
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Ignites torch and adjusts valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc
• Determines required equipment and welding method and techniques

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone
  • Must be able to work in extreme weather conditions